Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Giving Teens a Voice
Yesterday I sat on a community panel on the topic of teen mental health.That was surprising, but not as surprising as sitting between two te
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Sep 27, 2019
- 3 min
Reflection: My Hope for the Future
I was prepared to share my insights with the students; but what I received from them exceeded my expectations. I received a profound hope fo
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 4, 2019
- 5 min
Five Years Later: A Future I Couldn’t Imagine
Except for the people I have known for many years, my life looks nothing like it did five years ago. I do not live in the same place, do the
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Apr 2, 2019
- 5 min
5 Things I Did to Not be Me
Let us look deeply inside the children in our lives. The “me” I described in the above paragraph was overlooked and lost in all my survival
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jan 9, 2019
- 4 min
A Peek into Jeannie's BRAVE Childhood!
This book defines me as a writer. It is an interweaving narrative that almost defies description. One of my endorsers for Jeannie's BRAV
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 13, 2018
- 3 min
WHAT IF It's Not Your Fault?
Then one glorious day, I sat back on the therapy couch and said, “This was never my fault.” In all of my “what if” moments, the idea of my i
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Apr 3, 2018
- 5 min
BRAVE: To Read or Not to Read
I used all my skill as an instructional designer when writing BRAVE. I have read books that throw graphic abuse details at you on the first
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Mar 11, 2018
- 4 min
NWMinistryConference: If We Pause to Listen
We can’t fully help others without addressing the deep impact of mental health in our homes, churches, schools, and communities. Simply addr
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Feb 28, 2018
- 5 min
The Blanket of Brokenness
My blanket of brokenness had lots of layers. It had the parts I rejected and the parts I created to please the world. It also had a thousand
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Feb 5, 2018
- 5 min
Reflecting on a BRAVE Journey
And finally, the 6th most common reaction: Thank you.
You are welcome. Those who are saying thank you are the reason I was willing to be “cr
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jan 10, 2018
- 4 min
BRAVE: A Personal Story of Healing Childhood Trauma
I am well aware that my book and the truth I tell will be a powerful statement about the effects of childhood trauma. The vulnerability requ
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jan 5, 2018
- 4 min
Writing My Own Ending to My Story
I did not come to this place of sharing easily or quickly. It was necessary to heal before sharing. It is important to share selectively and
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Nov 14, 2017
- 5 min
What if I Fly? What if We Fly?
This is really what saying #MeToo means. We are saying that there is nothing wrong with us. The longer we are silent, the greater the power
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Nov 1, 2017
- 4 min
Thankfulness and Sensory Processing
As I began to heal, I saw the world around me for what I felt like was the first time. I was like a small child discovering the world. There
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Oct 24, 2017
- 4 min
The Day Everything Changed
The day I walked into therapy, I got on a train to a new destination. Scott saw me departing and jumped on board. We have traveled over moun
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Oct 15, 2017
- 5 min
When the Canary Stops Singing
I was the child who stopped singing. One Sunday morning when I was about eight, I refused to sing the song, Jesus Loves Me.
“Why aren’t you
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Oct 10, 2017
- 5 min
The Story My Body Told
The second realization had to do with manicures. I knew, without understanding the language being spoken, that no one wanted to give me a ma
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Oct 6, 2017
- 4 min
The Search for Normal
This is the human search for normal. Then one day, someone does the unthinkable and we say, “He seemed like a normal guy.” Yes, he did becau
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Sep 21, 2017
- 4 min
Please Look at Me!
“Please, just keep looking at me and I will be OK.”
I was speaking to another woman who also got pulled over ‘for further inspection’ at a
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Sep 5, 2017
- 4 min
Anxiety: Stay in the Intersection!
Then, one day, I was driving across town and fighting the ever-present anxiety, when I suddenly I realized that my mind was in the middle of
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